[kj] Motorhead v Hawkwind v KillingJoke

[gingoblin at easynet.co.uk]

Well we gotta disagree on something!    Some of the best HW gigs I've seen 
have been in recent times. Edinburgh 2001 is possibly the best I've EVER 
seen 'em (though I never saw 'em in their original Lemmy days).  They still 
do new stuff, and provide a new take on old stuff too.All a matter of 
opinion of course! I've not seen Space Ritual live, but the video I have is 
fucking awful! Fat, clueless old men trying to remember how the song goes 
'cos they've not rehearsed, then passing it off as "jamming" and the 
"original 70's style HW".    It's what HW woulda been if they'd split in 
'75, did nothing in between, then reformed to try and make some cash. 
Without actually rehearsing. It was fucking grim!
But each to their own, and I'm sure only about 3 people here give a fuck 
anyway!

Dave



At 16:53 01/04/2005 +0100, you wrote:

> > Here's one to put the cat among the pigeons.>
> > Anyone else noticed the influence of Hawkwind in some of KJ's efforts ?
>
>oh yes indeed !
>I can hear the 'Born to go' riff every time I listen to Pssyche.
>Its a real shame that, unlike KJ, Hawkwind are now well past their sell by
>date.
>In the 1970s (and early 1980s) nobody could touch them. Even though I know
>every note
>of those 1970s albums off by heart, they still manage to send shivers down
>my spine
>whenever I play them. Nik's current Space Ritual band are just soo much
>better.
>
>Theres definite Krautrock influences at work in some of the earlier KJ stuff
>too
>must be Conny Plank's influence.
>
>Peter
>
>
>
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